noun · feminine

apothesias

Greekἀπόθεσις (apothesis)

Strong’sG595

a putting off, a laying down

stem apothesi-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 of 10 forms occur

Translated as

lay aside1×removal1×

What it means

* ἀπό-θεσις, -εως, ἡ

(< ἀποτίθημι),

a putting away: I Pe 3:21, II Pe 1:14.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G595 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidap-oth'-es-is

a laying aside (literally or figuratively)

Fromfrom G659;

King Jamesputting away (off).

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	one singular	more than one plural
subject nominative	apothesias2×ἀπόθεσις	apothesiais
object accusative	apothesian	apothesiain
direct address vocative	apothesiar	apothesiair
of, belonging to genitive	apothesiau	apothesiaiu
to, for dative	apothesia	apothesiai

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

apothesistem+agender+snru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

apothesia is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

2 occurrences, every one of them listed

apothesias“removal”subjectnominative singular2×

1 Peter 3:21“removal”hem kai vin antitupem nun sōzatō baptismem, ouk sarxau apothesias rupou alla suneidēsiau agathau eperōtēmem eis theon, dia anastasiau Iēsu Christou,And this water symbolizes the baptism that now saves you also — not the removal of dirt from the body, but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God — through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

2 Peter 1:14“lay aside”horarētos hoti tachinas atō tas apothesias teu skēnōmeu mu, kathōs kai tos kurios nu Iēsus Christos dēlata mi;because I know that this tent will soon be laid aside, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.